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| Notes (1st edition) | There is ample evidence that this fake Hasui scene (and several others) were sold by the publisher Watanabe in the 1950s/60s. I still have no idea why. Width Item 3.5 inches = 9.0 cm Height Item 5.5 inches = 14.0 cm | |||
| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe Shozaburo | Unknown | Watanabe Shozaburo |
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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Set of 4 vintage woodcut japanese prints in original souvenir bag with a flier for Tokyo, Japan for the Pigeon Bus Tours. Printed by S. Watanabe Color Print Co. All of the prints are signed by the japanese artist who created them. 4 different woodcuts: Winter Snow Falling with a Pagoda in the Foreground 2 Japanese Ladies in Kimonos with Parasols Standing in the Rain Chatting A Winter Night Scene with a Asian Hut and a Man Walking a Path and a Shadowed Stand of Bamboo Stalks They look to be on parchment or rice paper and then attached at the top only to another half folded stronger paper. The prints measure approx 5 3/4" x 4" the paper they are mounted to measure approx 7" x 4/1/2" |
Date Sold Sunday, April 15, 2012 Title Villager in a Snowy Evening Artist Unknown Description Postcard sized print. A villager is returning to his house on a riverside in a snowy evening. Dated Ca. 1930s. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good. Colors Very good. Condition Very good ... Light toning. A toning line along the bottom edge. Slightly creased. Width Item 3.5 inches = 9.0 cm Height Item 5.5 inches = 14.0 cm |
Koban Size Japanese Woodblock Print I have at auction a postcard size woodblock print. Measures 5-3/4" high x 3-5/8" long. It is in excellent condition. The print is mounted at its top rim only to quilted paper mount. The print could easily be removed from the mount without damaging the print. As shown in the photo below the ink on the print has bled through the paper. I have not identified the artist. |
Japanese woodblock print of a snow scene by Kawase Hasui or very much in his style. No identifying stamps on print. Print size about 5 5/8" x 3 5/8" tipped in along top onto a card. In good condition with no foxing. Good imprint. One of several Hasui (or in the style of Hasui) prints I am offering on eBay from an estate sale. Previous owners said that these were originally acquired in Japan in 50s. |